Area Accident Reports
Kosciusko County
Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accidents:
- 9:42 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, South SR 15, near West CR 400S, Warsaw. Driver: Dianne C. Harris, 55, West Lakeview Drive, Marion. Harris’ vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 5:46 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, South CR 400E, near East CR 1200S, Sidney. Driver: Klayton T. Hendrix, 20, East 2nd Street Extension, North Manchester. Hendrix’s vehicle left the roadway to avoid a head-on collision with another vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.
- 3:43 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, North CR 750E, near East CR 500N, North Webster. Drivers: Michele C. Payton, 59, East CR 600S, Warsaw; and Robert P. Perales, 37, North Sawgrass Lane, Leesburg. Payton was backing her vehicle when she hit Perales’ vehicle. Damage up to $1,000.
- 6:37 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, North CR 400E, north of East CR 100N, Warsaw. Driver: Rachel N. Bowers, 49, North CR 400E, Warsaw. Bowers’ vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 6:35 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, South SR 13, north of South CR 525E, Pierceton. Driver: Karrie A. Ousley, 19, East CR 725S, Pierceton. Ousley’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 11:47 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, North CR 100E, south of East CR 200N, Warsaw. Drivers: Barbara L. Coppes, 90, Channelview Drive, Warsaw; and Margaret A. Alspaugh, 70, North CR 250E, Warsaw. Coppes disregarded a stop sign and hit Alspaugh’s vehicle head-on. Damage up to $5,000.
- 9:17 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, North Old SR 15, east of West CR 600N, Leesburg. Driver: Teddy D. Burchett, 30, East Market Street, Warsaw. Burchett’s vehicle left the roadway and rolled onto its top. Damage up to $10,000.
- 6:45 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, West CR 950S, near South CR 600W, Silver Lake. Driver: Katelyn T. Lowman, 18, North Yale Street, Mentone. Lowman’s vehicle slid through an intersection and hit an REMC utility pole. Damage up to $10,000.
- 6:05 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, West CR 1350N, west of North CR 75W, Milford. Driver: Kristin R. Logan, 42, North Oak Street, Osceola. Logan’s vehicle left the roadway and rolled onto its top. Damage up to $10,000.
- 10:47 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, South SR 15, north of West CR 700S, Claypool. Driver: Miles H. Blake, 23, West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. Blake’s vehicle left the roadway, hitting a fence and utility pole. Damage up to $25,000.
Pierceton
Officers with the Pierceton Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, South SR 13, south of East Old Road 30, Pierceton. Driver: Kendra L. Clifford, 25, North CR 550W, Columbia City. Clifford’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
- 6:19 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, South SR 13, north of East Old Road 30, Pierceton. Driver: Katy E. Dilley, 41, South SR 13, Pierceton. Dilley’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $10,000.
Warsaw
Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 8:44 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, East US 30, near Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Jordyn J. Leininger, 18, South CR 550E, Pierceton; and Daniel M. Stevens, 63, North Lake Street, Warsaw. Leininger’s vehicle rear-ended Stevens’. Leininger complained of left shoulder pain and was seen by medics at the scene. Stevens complained of ankle and facial pain. He was also seen by medics at the scene. Damage up to $10,000.
- 6:21 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, North CR 100E, south of East CR 300N, Warsaw. Driver: Catherine A. Porter, 27, Lehman Drive, Milford. Porter’s vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
- 5:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, East CR 200N, near North Pound Drive West, Warsaw. Driver: Jose P. Cervantes, 63, West Center Street, Warsaw. Cervantes’ vehicle hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.
Winona Lake
Officers with the Winona Lake Police Department investigated the following accidents:
- 3:42 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, South CR 250E, near East Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Drivers: Jesus C. Garcia, 44, Wooster Road 4, Winona Lake; and Juan G. Molina Uribe, 35, East Main Street, Mentone. Molina Uribe’s vehicle was hit by Garcia’s. Garcia then left the scene and was taken into custody for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Damage up to $5,000.
- 8:21 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, South Country Club Road, south of Winona Beach Drive, Winona Lake. Driver: Gary J. Rodgers, 32, East Wildwood Drive, Warsaw. Rodgers’ vehicle left the roadway, hitting a barbed wire fence and entering a field. Damage up to $5,000.